A little restriction that prevent changing tables in SQL Server 2008
In SQL Server 2008, by default, the option to prevent tables changes is "on". We can have some issues and...
2010-03-20
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Blog Posts
Determine which version of SQL Server is running...
Since the early versions of SQL Server, from version 6.5 we can know and
determine the latest version that we...
2010-03-20
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Random Thoughts on Aliasing
Here are many different thoughts/facts/preferences on aliasing. Most of this applies to column aliasing. Regardless of whether or not you...
2010-03-20
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Be Wary
We make mistakes when we publish things. It happens, and I am as guilty as some people of mistakenly putting...
2010-03-19
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Being Involved in the Community
Regular readers know that I enjoy being involved in the SQL Server community. Over the last two and a half...
2010-03-19
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Licensing SQL Server Reporting Services
I have my license here somewhere, officer.
Licensing models can sometimes make database modeling seem trivial. Per processor or per seat?...
2010-03-19
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Losing Two Days
I’m off tomorrow to the UK for a week of work at the Red Gate offices, and then a couple...
2010-03-19
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Security Audit
Of late I have seen a lot of questions on how to audit the logins and users on each SQL...
2010-03-19
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SQL Log Shipping – by Abi Chapagai
SQL Server 2008 High Availability Solution: Log Shipping
In SQL Server, transaction log provides an ability to recover a database...
2010-03-19
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SSRS - Formatting Mutiple Columns
Often when designing reports you are required to apply the same formatting to multiple columns in one table or matrix....
2010-03-19
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Blogs
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Setting FK Constraints in Data Modeler
By Steve Jones
One of the things a customer asked recently about Redgate Data Modeler was how...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Downtime Caused by the Postgres...
Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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